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Copyright 2005

Dimensions: 7-3/8x9-1/4

Pages: 240

Edition: 1st

Book

ISBN-10: 0-321-11358-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-321-11358-0

Consistent, high-quality coding standards improve software quality, reduce time-to-market, promote teamwork, eliminate time wasted on inconsequential matters, and simplify maintenance. Now, two of the world's most respected C++ experts distill the rich collective experience of the global C++ community into a set of coding standards that every developer and development team can understand and use as a basis for their own coding standards.

The authors cover virtually every facet of C++ programming: design and coding style, functions, operators, class design, inheritance, construction/destruction, copying, assignment, namespaces, modules, templates, genericity, exceptions, STL containers and algorithms, and more. Each standard is described concisely, with practical examples. From type definition to error handling, this book presents C++ best practices, including some that have only recently been identified and standardized-techniques you may not know even if you've used C++ for years. Along the way, you'll find answers to questions like

What's worth standardizing--and what isn't?

What are the best ways to code for scalability?

What are the elements of a rational error handling policy?

How (and why) do you avoid unnecessary initialization, cyclic, and definitional dependencies?

When (and how) should you use static and dynamic polymorphism together?

How do you practice "safe" overriding?

When should you provide a no-fail swap?

Why and how should you prevent exceptions from propagating across module boundaries?

Why shouldn't you write namespace declarations or directives in a header file?

Why should you use STL vector and string instead of arrays?

How do you choose the right STL search or sort algorithm?

What rules should you follow to ensure type-safe code?

Whether you're working alone or with others, C++ Coding Standards will help you write cleaner code--and write it faster, with fewer hassles and less frustration.

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You have never seen a book quite like this before. When the authors of this book
speak, the C++ community listens, but together they have outdone themselves, and
you and I are the happy beneficiaries. This is the first "coding standards"
book I've seen that works. The organization is clear and intuitive, the topics
are pertinent, and the content is of the highest quality. All the standards contained
herein have been rigorously scrutinized (I have hundreds of emails to prove it!)
by a generous sampling of the leading contributors in the C++ world, as attested
by the acknowledgements in the Preface.

More than just style guidelines and "gotcha" warnings, C++ Coding
Standards clarifies the idioms and practices that pertain specifically to successful
C++ software. Even better, you can't avoid deepening your mastery of the finer
points of C++ as you read. This is the singularly authoritative Writ of Common
Wisdom for the entire C++ development experience.